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How to Say ‘The twelfth of March, nineteen ninety.’ in German

Der zwölfte März neunzehnhundertneunzig.

dair TSVURLF-teh mairts NOYN-tsayn-hoon-dert-NOYN-tsikh

[dair TSVURLF-teh mairts NOYN-tsayn-hoon-dert-NOYN-tsikh]

Phrase Breakdown

Der zwölfte März

dair TSVURLF-teh mairts

The twelfth of March

The day and month. Pronounce 'zw' as 'tsv'.

Example

Mein Geburtstag ist der zwölfte März.

My birthday is the twelfth of March.

Words in this phrase

Der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

zwölfte

[TSVURLF-teh]

twelfth

Ordinal number for 12, used for dates.

Example

Heute ist der zwölfte Mai.

Today is the twelfth of May.

März

[mairts]

March

The third month of the year.

Example

Im März beginnt der Frühling.

Spring begins in March.

neunzehnhundertneunzig.

NOYN-tsayn-hoon-dert-NOYN-tsikh

nineteen ninety.

Years are said as 'nineteen hundred ninety'. Say it in chunks: neun-zehn / hundert / neunzig.

Example

Ich bin neunzehnhundertneunzig geboren.

I was born in nineteen ninety.

Words in this phrase

neunzehnhundertneunzig

[NOYN-tsayn-hoon-dert-NOYN-tsikh]

nineteen ninety

The year 1990, spoken as 'nineteen hundred ninety'.

Example

Er ist neunzehnhundertneunzig geboren.

He was born in nineteen ninety.

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